After Kamala Harris’ loss, some Black women, who for years have been touted as the backbone of democracy, are throwing off that load for someone else to bear.

I’m using the arts of civil and human rights in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. and Stevie Wonder to block out the anxiety of today.

My family was displaced from our home for two weeks. The Los Angeles wildfires remind me how lucky we are to have a home to return to.

Local author Amy L. Bernstein wants you to feed your starving creative soul by wrangling your doubt monster.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said his mother cussed him out after a loss. It's complicated, but as a Black mother raised by a Black mother, I get it.

Blake Lively’s seemingly odd behavior on the “It Ends With Us” press tour was allegedly a calculated attempt to make her look bad, because people like making women look bad.

In 2025, we’re holding space for the highs and lows, and hoping for the divine — or at least the occasional chuckle.

I could not have predicted that the columns that resonated with people most this past year would be about such random topics, ranging from Australian breakdancers to the “Brats” documentary.

I failed my self-imposed fashion challenge, set as last year’s New Year’s resolution. But I think that’s OK.

Was Rudolph right to guide Santa's sleigh in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”? Or should he have told the Jolly Old Elf to stick it? An investigation.

Baltimore City Schools’ choice program is good for ensuring kids get a chance to go to schools outside their area. But it’s one more choice for parents to make.

Luigi Mangione has been romanticized. Experts say there’s a reason for that.

Steve Parke, a longtime Maryland resident who was Prince’s art director for 13 years, will “kiss” and tell at the Baltimore County Public Library about his new book and time with the late icon.

A growing movement of Black parents are looking to homeschooling to take control over what and how their children learn.

At the end of the first half of “Wicked,” Elphaba asks her friend Galinda to join her on the broom and fly away to launch a movement. But Galinda can’t. That sounds a lot like real life.

Since 2021, my happy place just happens to be among Christmas nutcrackers that resemble Black celebrities.

The wars and racism aren't going anywhere, so I’m thankful for the inconsequential stuff I can escape with, like “Hot Frosty” and “Dancing With the Stars.”

Former technology journalist Sean Gallagher wrote about cybercrime for years, until — at 55 — he decided to fight it himself.

Agonizing about the timing and reasoning for getting a cellphone for your child is pretty common. But recent events made that decision for me.

Here's a list of locally available goodies to brighten up that lonely sock. Fabulous does come in small packages.